Slide fastener pouch storable garment

Abstract

A garment, having a garment body, having a pair of brassiere cups located adjacent to one another. A slide fastener having a pair of tracks and a slide is attached to the cups, with the tracks attached along the periphery of the cups and the slide originating between the cups. Upon operation of the slide, the tracks are brought together, in turn bringing the cups together forming a pouch with a cavity therebetween, whereby, the garment body can be stuffed into the pouch, so as to be stored an contained therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A garment, for selectively covering a woman and storing in an integral pouch, comprising: a) a garment body made of fabric, having a front, having leg openings, and having a pair of brassiere cups adjacent to one another and in substantially the same plane when in an open position; and   b) a slide fastener, comprising a pair of tracks and a slide, one of said tracks being attached around the periphery of one of the said cups and the other of said tracks being attached around the periphery of the other of said cups, the slide operable to bring the tracks together, bringing the cups together into a closed position, to form a pouch with a cavity therein.   
     
     
       2. The garment as described in claim 1, wherein the slide fastener is attached entirely behind the front of the garment. 
     
     
       3. The garment as described in claim 2, wherein the cups have an upper periphery and a lower periphery, and having two slide fasteners: one slide fastener having a pair of complementary first tracks attached along the upper periphery of the cups and the other having a pair of complementary second tracks attached along the lower periphery of the cups, the slide fasteners further having an upper slide joining the complementary first tracks attached along the upper periphery, and a lower slide joining the complementary second tracks attached along the lower periphery. 
     
     
       4. The garment as described in claim 3, wherein each of the slides originates between the cups. 
     
     
       5. The garment as described in claim 2, wherein the slide originates between the cups. 
     
     
       6. The garment as described in claim 5, wherein the garment body has a back, the back further comprising a vertical closure, for allowing the garment to be easily donned and removed. 
     
     
       7. A method of storing a garment in an integral storage pouch, the garment having a garment body and a pair of brassiere cups, a slide fastener comprising a track attached behind the periphery of each cup and a slide for joining the tracks, comprising the steps of: a) operating the slide fastener to join the tracks and bring the cups together, forming a pouch therebetween; and   b) stuffing the garment body into the pouch.   
     
     
       8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the cups have an upper periphery and a lower periphery, and the garment has two slide fastener devices: one slide fastener device having a pair of tracks attached along the upper periphery and the other slide fastener device having a pair of tracks attached along the lower periphery, and the step of operating the slide fastener further comprises: operating both slide fasteners devices to join the pairs of tracks attached to the upper periphery of the cups, and to join the tracks attached to the lower periphery of the cups.